Kung tourist and visitor visa ang habol mo, pwede ngang mas madali, especially if you can easily meet the requirements for visa application. Pero kung pagmamigrate ang habol mo, like work muna then maging resident and eventually maging citizen, you may get those possible (different) answers mentioned above.

Some people will say madali, because they were probably lucky enough to easily land a job when they come to New Zealand, or na-hire sila directly or through an employment agency, then after a while fully nakasettle na rito sa New Zealand. Yung iba sasabihin din nila madali, because they may have arrived in New Zealand prior to the adoption of New Zealand Immigration Act of 2009. Bago ipatupad ang batas, mas madali pang magsponsor ng family, even mga siblings pwede pang kuhanin. At the moment, hindi na pwede ang siblings, then yung parent category visa, temporarily suspended.

At the end of the day, it will still be you who will decide what to believe and what to do next. Pinoys will always have the intention of helping fellow Pinoys though un-intentionally minsan nagiging source ito ng confusion. Still, like I said, the NZ Immigration website is your ultimate source of information. Yung experiences ng mga fellow Pinoys though can still guide you lalo na pag natuloy ka na sa New Zealand.